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Bildner, Phil

The Unforgettable Season: The Story of Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams and the Record-Setting Summer of '41

32 pp. | Putnam | March, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-25501-4 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by S. D. Schindler. Two baseball records, both set in the 1941 season, have never been broken: Joe DiMaggio hit safely in fifty-six consecutive games and Ted Williams hit for a .406 average. Bildner, in an easy, matter-of-fact prose style, tells the men's stories in alternating sections. Schindler's ink, watercolor, and gouache illustrations are perfect for this light, affectionate glimpse of baseball history.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2011